Policy and research publications

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Our policy research and reports, as well as briefings and consultations that we submit, shine a light on and shape responses to a range of issues affecting care for premature and sick babies and their families.

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2024

Families Kept Apart in Wales: Overnight accommodation for parents

Families Kept Apart in Scotland: Overnight accommodation for parents

Neonatal Care Leave and Pay: Support from the Department for Work and Pensions for parents who will not qualify

Bliss briefing: Fathers' experiences of neonatal care

Families Kept Apart in England: Overnight accommodation for parents

Bliss Scotland briefing: The Best Start Programme new model of neonatal care

Bliss briefing: Co-ordination between maternity and neonatal care

2023

Neonatal Services for the Future: A Manifesto

Bliss Scotland position statement: Improvements to the Young Patients Family Fund

Bliss briefing: Impact of cost-of-living crisis in neonatal care

2022

“South Asian families' experiences of neonatal care” report

Bliss briefing: Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill

2021

“Locked out: the impact of COVID-19 on neonatal care” report

“Neonatal care through a young parent lens” report

2018

“Bliss and TinyLife Northern Ireland Baby Report”

2017

“Bliss Scotland baby report 2017: An opportunity to deliver improvements in neonatal care”

2016

“Bliss baby report 2016: time for change – Wales”

2015

“Bliss baby report 2015: hanging in the balance – England"

“Families kept apart” report

“Transfers of premature and sick babies” report

2014

“It's not a game: the very real costs of having a premature or sick baby”

2011

“SOS: A Bliss report on cuts to frontline care for vulnerable babies”

“A chance for change - Bliss baby report and manifesto 2011 – Scotland"

2010

“The Chance Of A Lifetime Bliss Baby Report 2010 England”

“Still A Long Way To Go Bliss Baby Report And Manifesto 2010 Wales”

2009

“Bliss 30th Birthday Baby Report”

2008

“Baby steps to better care – Bliss baby report 2008”

2007

“Too little too late - Bliss Baby Report 2007”

2006

“Weigh less, worth less - Bliss Baby Report 2006”

2005

“Special care for sick babies - choice or chance? Bliss Baby Report 2005”